Is Tech Making Our Kids Less Capable? With Dr Jared Cooney Horvath

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Aug 23, 202633:14Society & Culture

Schools were promised that laptops, educational apps and artificial intelligence would make learning more personalised, engaging and effective. Cognitive neuroscientist and former teacher Dr Jared Cooney Horvath argues t...

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